Lonesome Pine Blog

Yummy and low-fat Chicken Spaghetti Ok how many of you over-ate over the Christmas Holiday? I know I did. And every year after the holidays, I go to this wonderful recipe I got years ago at a Weight Watchers Meeting. It is delicious and only 4.5 Weight Watcher points per serving.   Ingredients: 6 oz diced cooked chicken 3 oz grated cheddar cheese 1 can reduced fat cream of mushroom soup 1/4 cup chopped onions 1/4 cup chopped bell peppers 1/2 cup skim milk 2 cups cooked spaghetti Salt and pepper to taste Directions: Sauté onions and bell peppers. Combine...

To say the phrase, "If you build it, he will come" from the 1989 movie 'Field Of Dreams' was my inspiration to build a quilt shop/fabric store on our 2200 acre cattle ranch in the beautiful Ozark Mountains sounds crazy.....but it's true.  But just in case they don't come, we decided instead of building a modern commercial building, to build a big red barn that could be used for the ranch.  And they were right!!  Build a quilt shop and the quilters will come.  It has been phenomenal!  15 years later, we still love the country store front quilt shop,...

The Super Bowl is just a few weeks away.  Here is a great recipe to use for entertaining on the big night. Super Bowl Bean Dip A 15oz can Refried Beans (or 1 1/2 cups of homemade refried beans) 1/4 teaspoon of sugar 1/4 teaspoon Onion Powder 1/4 teaspoon Paprika 1/8 teaspoon Garlic Salt 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper 6 Jalapeno Slices (from jarred jalapenos) 2 teaspoons Jalapeno juice from jarred jalapenos   Mix together and place Jalapeno slices and add chives, diced tomatoes, or cilantro on top and enjoy! Make sure and follow us for more down home recipes, stories,...

Not only do I love having grown up on a cotton farm, living now on a cattle ranch, and living in the beautiful Ozark Mountains, I also love the Rockies. When the boys were growing up, each Spring Break we would head to Colorado or New Mexico to snow ski the Rockies. My husband and sons have also spent time hunting in the Idaho mountains and fishing in the gulf. What great memories those were skiing the slopes and touring quaint gold mining towns and Indian dwellings. And we also visited the moose country of Canada for fishing on Canada's...

The perfect side dish for beef, pork, or chicken. It adds a delicious taste of sweet and tart to any dinner. And is one of our family favorites. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS: 4 Cans pitted apricot halves (drained) 2/3 Cup brown sugar 1 Sleeve Ritz Crackers (crushed) 1 Stick melted butter INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Butter a 9"x13" casserole dish and layer two cans of apricots, 1/3 cup brown sugar, half the sleeve of crushed crackers. Repeat ending with crackers on top. Pour melted butter over top. Bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes.     Make sure and follow...